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POTOMAC RIVER DEFENSES

for WASHINGTON D.C.

Not for use as a highway map.
FORT WASHINGTON

FORT HUNT

FORT FOOTE
a Civil War defense

each of the Fort pages serve as
individual home pages

Due to increased internet traffic, Yahoo may periodically
shut down this website. I apologize for the inconvenience,
but it is necessary in order to keep this a "free" site.

Other major military bases include:
(1) Fort Belvoir,
(2) Naval Torpedo Station [Torpedo Factory Art Center]
N 38°48.305 W077°02.387,
(3) Fort Myer,
(4) The Pentagon,
(5) Washington Barracks [Fort McNair],
(6) Washington Navy Yard,
(7) Bolling Air Force Base,
(8) Walter Reed Army Hospital,
(9) Bethesda Naval Hospital,
(10) Andrews Air Force Base.
(11) Naval Reserve Training Center/Alexandria Shipyard
[Jones Point Park] N 38°47.428 W077°02.419
Most of these still exist in one form or another.

HD Potomac
HD Potomac River
Coast Artillery Corps
District Area Command

USGS Satellite Images of Washington D.C.
courtesy of Microsoft TerraServer

About Us

Seacoast Forts of Hampton Roads - Chesapeake Bay Harbor Defenses
Baltimore Harbor Defenses
Harbor Defenses of the Delaware
North Carolina Harbor Defenses
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Contributions of historical material and photographs are greatly appreciated!
This website is an ongoing project. We are always learning something new,
and we would like all to share in any new information that is gathered.
Thank you, and enjoy!

Please send comments and suggestions to:
Phil Payette

Š2002 American Forts Network

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Chesapeake Chapter, US Lighthouse Society

National Park Service:
Civil War Defenses of Washington D.C.

POTOMAC RIVER DEFENSES

for WASHINGTON D.C.

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